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~ "The Item" and "Cutethulhu" (both of which screened at last Octobers H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival) are now available for purchase on the newly released "White Radish Collection of Shorts: Magic & Monsters". The DVD collects three pieces of original animation, with the final piece of animation being "Apprentice". DVD features include: Progressive scan video, Chapter stops, Dolby Digital 2.0 audio, Multiple commentary tracks and a Behind-the-scenes featurette You can purchase this DVD directly from White Radish by clicking here. (Thanks to http://whiteradish.com) Shawn the Touched wish's you a Happy Valentine's Day, and H.P. Lovecraft, too! Check it out here! (Thanks to Shawn the
Touched) Two more annual horror film festivals have announced their call for entries. What better way to let people know that Lovecraft cinema is alive and well (and producing quality films!)... The New York City Horror Film Festival is a six-day event that'll take place October 22 - 27, 2004. This is their second year and the Tribeca Film Center will host the fest. Early deadline for entries is September 1st, final deadline is September 15th. For more information, click here. LA's fourth annual Shriekfest (Fall 2004) has a much earlier deadline for entry. The deadline for early entries is March 12, Regular entries is May 28, and late entries is July 23. Shriekfest will accept feature length and short films as well as screenplays. For more information click here. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) January 30: Palisades Getting Involved with "Evil Dead" Figures! Source: Figures.com Bloody-disgusting.com reports that Figures.com is covering the UK Toy Fair and they have images from the upcoming "Evil Dead" figures from Palisades. Check them out here. (Thanks to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) The latest Unfilmable.com image gallery is for the film, "The Halfway House". Kenneth Hall's homage to the AIP Lovecraft movies of the 60s is currently in post-production, and will be playing film festivals around the country early this year. You can view the gallery here. (Thanks to Kenneth J. Hall) January 29: "Cool Air" to screen at the Weekend of Fear! Bryan Moore's "Cool Air" has been selected to screen at Mike (Kuhle Luft) Neun's Weekend of Fear in Nuremberg, Germany. This years WoF will take place March 5th and 6th. For screening information and updates, click here. (Thanks to Bryan Moore) Source: Tom Sullivan's website Bloody-disgusting.com reports that an "Evil Dead" prequel is in the works, only it's in comic book form! ~"Over at the news section of Tom Sullivan's website, there's a new post about an upcoming Evil Dead Prequel comics. Tom's the artist behind the Evil Dead; he created both the Book of the Dead and the Kandarian Dagger. Here's the post, "Tom currently just finished writing and designing the layouts for the first of three comic book Evil Dead prequels for Dead Dog Comics. Its a bloodbath! Expect a spring release."~ (Thanks to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) According to Michael Allred, Dan O'Bannon's "The Resurrected" may see a DVD release now that Lions Gate has purchased Artisan Entertainment... ~Some good news kids! I heard back from Ann Durante today (she's the assistant to president Steve Beeks) and here's what she told me. She said that Mr. Beeks hasn't forgotten about "The Resurrected", it's just that things got put on the backburner because of the Lions Gate deal. However, he is currently looking into sales numbers and will pursue Dan for a DVD release, so yes he's actively checking into it! I called Dan briefly about this today and he's looking forward to it. Looks like "The Resurrected" will get resurrected on DVD afterall! However, KEEP WRITING LETTERS AND E-MAILS! They must know there is a market for this movie!~ Click the banner at the bottom of this page to find contact information, and do you part to make this a reality! (Thanks to Michael Allred) January 28: Vote in the 13th Annual Chainsaw Awards! It's that time once again... ...Fangoria is taking votes for the 13th Annual Chainsaw Awards. "Beyond Re-Animator" is up for Best Limited-Release/Direct-To-Video Film. Click here to cast your vote. (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) I've just added an image of the Official "Enter the Dagon" T-shirt. As mentioned, they are now available at a new lower price! Shirts are $10 apiece (previously $15) + $3 shipping. The $3 shipping will cover any number of shirts. If you are interested in ordering a shirt, you can email Tom here. Check out the "Enter the Dagon" t-shirt here! (Thanks to Tom Gleason) I've just added a comic strip called "Corn on Macabre" to the Peter Von Sholly gallery. It's an evil little tale about a man who sold his soul... Check out page one here, then click next to view pages 2-4. (Thanks to Peter Von
Sholly) With "Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" in the can and ready for purchase, Edward Martin is going strong on a variety of other projects. Click here for the latest Guerrilla Productions update! (Thanks to Edward Martin
III) Sascha Eichholz sent along the following update for Sascha Renninger's upcoming short, The Unnamable... ...Sascha Eichholz is going to completely rebuild the-unnamable.com site (look for updates here), and new photos are on the way. While Sascha Renninger is deep in postproduction (he is also currently seeking sponsors and investors). In early March he will scan 5 minutes of the final cut into 2k resolution to start work on the digital fx. There is also a new trailer coming, and the title animation is almost finished. Look for more updates soon! (Thanks to Sascha Eichholz) January 26: "No Budget" Video/Film Festival's call for entries The International No-Budget Video/Film Festival will take place in Vienna on July 4, 2004. They are currently looking for film submissions in a variety of subjects. Click here for further information. (Thanks to Albert Georg Beckmann) January 26: Graveyard
DVD re-released tomorrow! Sub Rosa Studios has acquired distribution rights to Ed Brisson's "Graveyard", and will re-release the DVD tomorrow. Graveyard contains first-rate make-up effects, a strong performance by Toren Atkinson and great writing, and is definitely worth a look... From b-movie.com: ~An anthology of horror shorts showcasing "Graveyard": Inspired by years of drudgery and minimum-wage slavery, Graveyard is the story of two under-appreciated bookstore clerks; their paranoid yuppie necromancer boss; an irrationally violent thief; a homeless man; and the endless night-shift that brings them together. "Living with the Dead" and "Film #3" round out the anthology.~ Read Christian Matzke's review here or go here to purchase a copy of the film. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) January 26: Classics Illustrated image added! I've added a new images to the "Art of Pete Von Sholly" gallery... An example of Pete's "Classics Illustrated" work (like the one's that appeared in Alter Ego) can be found here. The entire gallery can be viewed by starting here. Look for a great Lovecraft inspired comic strip, coming soon... (Thanks to Pete Von Sholly) January 25: Own a piece of the Quest! Edward Martin is currently auctioning one his "Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" DVD's, and he's added some great extra's for a Special DVD Collector's Pack! This is what the Collectors Pack includes: ~Signed and Numbered,
Limited Edition DVD (signed by Jason B. Thompson, the Artist, Cyoakha
Grace O'Manion, the Composer, and Edward Martin III, the Director) You can find this one-of-a-kind offer here! (Thanks to Edward Martin III) January 25: The Diabolical Dominion's Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors review Diabolical-dominion.com's review of the Chiller Theatre/Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors can be found here. Scroll down to the bottom to see a picture of Enter the Dagon's Jesse Edmund (Stuart Corman) and director Tom Gleason... ...and remember, the "Enter the Dagon" trailer can be found here! (Thanks to Tom Gleason) January 25: Best of 2003 results! Here they are... Christian Matzke's "An
Imperfect Solution" received 3 votes ...and the following received 1 vote each The Picture in the
House by Gant Haverstick (Thanks to all who participated) According to Diana Hughes, Tales of Orpheus has released a new spoken word CD entitled 'Three Horrifying Tales: From The Pen of H.P. Lovecraft 1890-19327, Legendary Master of the Macabre'. The three stories included on the CD ("The Music of Erich Zann", "The Cats of Ulthar", and "The Unnameable") are read by professional actor, artist, and university lecturer David Cale. Tracks are interspersed with orchestral excerpts from the music of Alfred Schnittke, 1934 - 1998. Full details and purchasing information can be found here. "I have very
much enjoyed David Cade's "Three Horrifying Tales". He has
a superb reading voice and the quality of this recording is impeccable."
"I have thoroughly
enjoyed listening to this fine collection of Lovecraft's tales. David
Cade captures excellently the atmosphere and dread that permeates these
tales." "What a great
find. It ['Three Horrifying Tales'] certainly comes off as a labor of
love. Mr. Cade does a wonderful job, adding just the right amount of
liveliness and emotion, with a true sense of dramatic silence. He also
has a true ear for the rhythm in Lovecraft's writing style. This is
a CD you'll really enjoy." "Being a passionate
collector of all things Lovecraft, I consider the creative input and
high production qualities of "Three Horrifying Tales"; featuring
David Cade, to be impressive. The three readings have been excellently
chosen - particularly, for me, the final reading, "The Unnameable."
This audio-CD offers distinct and concise readings, without any excessive
emphasis, and read with a classical English accent which blends well
with a superb choice of background music by Alfred Schnittke. This is
a CD to enjoy more than once." (Thanks to Diana Hughes) Bruce G. Hallenbeck's "London After Midnight" project gets some press on fangoria.com! ~Very Scary Productions’ Jeff Kirkendall reports that LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, a new feature he’s co-producing and editing, is closing in on the end of postproduction. Written and directed by Bruce G. (VAMPYRE) Hallenbeck, this MIDNIGHT appears to take its title only from the legendary silent vampire feature, and is about paranormal investigators taking on satanic forces. Kevin Lindenmuth’s Brimstone Productions will release the movie. Kirkendall also recently wrote and directed his own bloodsucker opus, THE TEMPTRESS, and in addition, Very Scary is involved with THE EDGE OF REALITY, a horror anthology feature by Joe (SHADOW TRACKER) Bagnardi. You can check out photos and trailers for all three features at the Very Scary site linked above.~ (Thanks to http://fangoria.com/) January 21: Fear is just the beginning... John Carpenter, a director whose films have veered into Lovecraft territory more than once, has a career retrospective DVD coming out soon. The 60 min. DVD will be released by Image on March 23. Specs include 16x9 - 1.78:1 - Color - English - 5.0 Dolby Digital, Stereo - Region 1. John Carpenter's whole career is covered in a fascinating documentary, featuring interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Kurt Russell, Peter Fonda, Debra Hill, Alice Cooper, Adrienne Barbeau, Stacey Keach and many more. More as it becomes available. (Thanks to http://www.gorezone.net/) From the official website: ~On a small island off the California coast it's the Fourth of July and tourists are washing up dead in Babylon Bay, once again! In 1987, rumor has it that mysterious sea creatures called AQUANOIDS were responsible for 17 vicious deaths. The Mayor (Edwin Craig) dispelled the sightings as urban legend to protect the local tourist trade. Join environmental activist Vanessa DuMont (Laura Nativo) as her fight to save the endangered abalone on Santa Clara Island turns into a fight of her life. Will she save the island from the latest Aquanoid attacks? Or will the greedy locals let more innocent people be slaughtered?~ From the review by Phantasmagoria: ~But before we dismiss this film as "B" fare or based solely on its implied heritage (Creature From The Black Lagoon, Jaws), there is as much influence from the works of H. P. Lovecraft as there is from these other genre films. A seaside town with a dark secret, an underlying corruption, and a lone hero battling sea creatures? "Shadows Over Innsmouth" comes to mind, as does Stuart Gordon's blend of Lovecraft tales, Dagon. Without the budget of any of its predecessors, Aquanoids reaches well beyond its humble beginnings and strives for something more...as does Cinemacabre, its production company.~ Read the entire review here. You can view the trailer and several scenes here. (Thanks to Eric Spudic) THE HALFWAY HOUSE has been accepted to the 6th annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival! The festival runs from February 5th through the 15th and THE HALFWAY HOUSE is scheduled to be screened at the Women's Building, located at: 3543 18th St. #8, San Francisco, CA. on February 14th at 9:15 PM. "SF Indie's primary goal is to create a venue for the artist and audience of truly independent film. It gives artists and individuals a place to meet, talk about the medium, to collaborate and to celebrate it." The full schedule can
be found at http://www.sfindie.com/schedule.html
and details about The Halfway House are at http://www.sfindie.com/films/halfway_detail.html Writer/director Kenneth J. Hall will be in attendance and will do a Q & A after the screening. Other cast and crew members to be announced at THE HALFWAY HOUSE website as schedules are cleared. (Thanks to BV Entertainment, Inc.) January 20: The Unnamable Festival The Unnamable Festival is a horrible celebration of the work of H.P. Lovecraft that will take place in the city of Montreal (Quebec, Canada). The Festival will be from February 20th to 28th. Many activities will take place, including a 30 hours Cthulhu Live game set in an asylum of the 1920s (players will have to choose between a patient or an employee of the asylum). The Festival will end with an Delta Green larp simply named the Project Milkman. The website is only in French, since we are expecting mostly French players. There is a downloadable PDF file that contains the list of all activities (the Delta Green intro is worth seeing it, believe me). Of all the activities, 2 are in English. The Cinemazatoth (movie night) will only feature movies in English. There will also be 2 Delta Green table top games in English. If you have any questions, comments, death threats, don't hesitate to contact me. Francois Labrecque Send all emails here. (Thanks to Francois Labrecque) January 20: HPL Poets wanted for Seminar/reading I thought I would share this post from the H.P. Lovecraft yahoo group... Hi--- I'm looking for mythos-oriented poets (especially in the Northwest) who would be interested in participating in a reading/seminar to be held this coming October at the HPL Film Festival in Portland, Or. This is a new endeavor, (the reading/seminar, not the festival) & if there's enough interest out there I think it'd be a fun thing to do. The last few festivals have been great & I'm hoping to expand the concept a bit beyond simply HPL oriented independent films. If you'd be interested in helping out on the project, please drop me a line. Thanks--- Jody Forest/Author:"Bring me the Head of Bozo the Clown" & "Homage's to Xena!" Send all correspondences here. (Thanks to Jody Forest) According to Jeff Kirkendall,
the upcoming Lovecraftian feature "London After Midnight"
is nearing the end of post-production. He hopes to premiere the picture
this summer. January 18: New images added I've added two new images to the "Art of Pete Von Sholly" gallery... 'Halloween in Providence' and 'He is Born' can be found here and here. The entire gallery can be viewed by starting here. (Thanks to Pete Von Sholly) January 18: Christian
Matzke's Fangoria WoH write-up Here's a photo of me (Christian Matzke) with Jessie Edmund and Tom Gleason of Enter the Dagon fame. I bumped into them at the Fangoria/Chiller Theatre convention this past weekend in New Jersey. I had gone there hoping to meet the stars and director of the Hellboy feature, but due to lousy planning by the convention organizers I had to content myself with buying lots of goodies in the dealers room instead. The creator of Hellboy, Mike Mignola, made a surprise appearance filling in for director Del Toro who had just had surgery. In a Q&A session he acknowledged the debt Hellboy owes to Lovecraft, but pointed out that "Lovecraft" is often just shorthand for a number of pulp authors writing weird fiction in the 30's. Since the influence of Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and Frank Belknap Long (among others) is clear in his work, I was pleased to hear him say this. Three pieces of original artwork were given out in a trivia contest, and Enter the Dagon's own Jessie Edmund ("Stuart Corman") won the second piece. I never did get a good look at it.... Besides meeting Tom and Jessie and trading copies of my films for an Enter the Dagon t-shirt, I also met up with Jane Rose, whose "Statement of Randolph Carter" short film rocked out at the HPLFF in 2003. We watched the awesome Bubba Ho-tep at a midnight screening in NYC and then froze our butts off in the damn cold snap. The only other worthwhile note from the convention was a statue of Lovecraft I saw. At first glance I thought someone was ripping off Bryan Moore's awesome statue "The Howie" that is given out at the HPLFF each year, but on closer inspection I realized the sculpt was clearly the work of a different artist. Although I like Bryan's better, it was neat to see someone else tackle Lovecraft's "Easter Island" features. (Thanks to Christian Matzke) January 18: Studio Interzona update! A title has been chosen for Enrico Saletti's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" script. The film will now be called "Reunion", and Enrico is currently working on a treatment. Ivan has also informed me that the final shooting script for the newly re-titled "Colour from the Dark" is now finished. (Thanks to Ivan Zuccon) January 18: Strange Aeons CD The CD entitled "Strange Aeons" is a compilation of music and poetry inspired and influenced by H. P. Lovecraft and the ever expanding Cthulhu Mythos. It was released on CD format only and is a 2 CD set with CD #2 being a bonus collection of outtakes, demos, alternate versions and extra tracks. Click here for a track listing and availability information. (Thanks to James Ambuehl) **The following Cave
update contains a possible story spoiler** According to gorezone.net,
the screenwriters for The Cave are Michael Steinberg and Tegan
West (West was not mentioned in the The Hollywood Reporter article.)
Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems are the two companies producing
the film. The producers are Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Andrew
Mason. The Reporter's scooper also mentions that when the divers become
trapped in the underwater caves they "find
that something else is down there with them in the dark...". (Thanks to http://www.gorezone.net) A storyboard artist for almost twenty years, Pete Von Sholly has worked with Brian Yuzna, Tim Burton and Frank Darabont among others. His work has also appeared in magazines and graphic novels. Click here to view "The Art of Pete Von Sholly". (Thanks to Pete Von Sholly) Tom Gleason has informed me that the Official "Enter the Dagon" T-shirts are now available at a new lower price! Shirts are $10 apiece (previously $15) + $3 shipping. The $3 shipping will cover any number of shirts. If you are interested in ordering a shirt, you can email Tom here. The shirts are cthulhu green (kelly green), and "Kung Fthulhu!" is written across the top. In the middle is a Lance Kazmark illustration of a martial artist beating up Cthulhu. Below are the words "Herbert East in Enter the Dagon". The back of the shirt has "Spinning Grave Productions" and "www.unfilmable.com" printed on it (image coming soon). (Thanks to Tom Gleason) While promoting the Freddy vs Jason DVD, Ronny Yu had this to say about the Freddy vs Jason vs Ash rumors that have been circulating for months now... ~What do you think of bringing in Ash from Evil Dead? Yeah, that is cool. Especially in all those Sam Raimi movies. I think it would be good if we can add another one, like another icon, like maybe Michael Myers or somebody.~ Click here for the full interview. (Thanks to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) This one is sounding a little less Lovecraftian... ~Cinescape indicates that the cave diving horror project (The Cave) will be set in Eastern Europe's waterways and not an open ocean as initially speculated.~ More as it becomes available. (Thanks to http://www.darkhorizons.com/) The Official "Enter the Dagon" T-shirts are now available to the public! The shirts are cthulhu green (kelly green), and "Kung Fthulhu!" is written across the top. In the middle is a Lance Kazmark illustration of a martial artist beating up Cthulhu. Below are the words "Herbert East in Enter the Dagon". The back of the shirt has "Spinning Grave Productions" and "www.unfilmable.com" printed on it (image coming soon). Shirts are $15 apiece + $3 shipping. The $3 shipping will cover any number of shirts (so order some for your friends!). If you are interested in ordering a shirt, you can email Tom here. (Thanks to Tom Gleason) January 13: Arkham Radio! Kelly Young (The Thing on the Doorstep) sent along the following link to the Arkham Radio website. Arkham Radio Specializes in Horror-Themed Programming! From the Arkham Radio website: ~We play music with horrific themes and scary sounds in 64kb/s MP3Pro audio for CD-Quality sound... ...Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Midnight Pacific Time we present Terror Theater -- audio drama from the archives of Old Time Radio.~ Check it out here. (Thanks to Kelly Young) January 13: Three Horrifying Tales on CD Nell Douglas sent along the following: ~You might be interested to know that there has been a new Lovecraft/horror recording out recently on CD. The CD is called "Three Horrifying Tales" and it's the best Lovecraft recording I have come across... ...and at David Cade's website there are lots of very good reviews (including one from S.T. Joshi!), so it's obviously popular with lots of other people as well from all over the US and the UK.~ You can purchase the "Three Horrifying Tales" here. (Thanks to Nell Douglas) January 13: Chicago Horror Film Festival looking for submissions The Chicago Horror Film Festival is moving into it's third showing and we need your entries. We are looking for submissions for our April Fool's Day Festival. The Festival will take place April 1st through the 4th at the 3 Penny Cinema, Chicago. The 3 Penny Cinema in the Chicago area that can LEGALLY serve alcohol, and so we tend to have a good time. Also, fun and prizes, plus make-up artist doing their tricks, and a few tricks we throw in, all just to have a good time and enjoy independent horror films. We ARE interested in films and videos and are now for the first time, accepting Feature Films to be submitted. Entry Fees: $10 for short films, and $15 for Feature Films CLEARLY LABEL your tape with your name, the name(s) of the film/video, phone number, address, and e-mail. For Entry Form, visit the site at: http://chicagohorrorfest.com Deadline: February 14th,
2003 Jason R. Davis (Thanks to Jason R. Davis) It's official. "Enter the Dagon" is now part of the film line-up for Ghastlee's Scary Camp Convention in Dayton Ohio (May 28-30, 2004). The film is not listed
on the web site yet, but it will be soon. Click here
for updates and location information. (Thanks to Tom Gleason) Charles Band’s Full Moon Pictures has returned from the grave (again). The new website reports that a series of new films are being planned. These features will be shot on bigger budgets and on 35mm, with Band, Stuart (Castle Freak) Gordon and Ted (Subspecies) Nicolaou among the directors. The site also offers numerous past Full Moon flicks for sale on DVD, as well as a number of toys and the company’s two newest features: Puppetmaster: The Legacy and Dr. Moreau's House of Pain. You can check out trailers for Moreau and Legacy at the new site. I wonder how soon it will be before they tread into Lovecraft territory again... (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) Here is the cover of "The Shunned House" VHS/DVD that will be released in Greece by the end of January. More information as it becomes available. (Thanks to Ivan Zuccon) January 9: Lovecraftian Horror? According to creature-corner.com, Screen Gems have begun work on a new film called Cave. The film concerns some expert cave explorers who go in for a deep ocean dive to explore a cave. The cave collapses, leaving them stranded and by the time they're discovered they've all mysteriously mutated into "primeval beings". Cole Hauser (Pitch Black) has been signed on to star in the feature, which will be directed by former second unit director Bruce Hunt making his directing debut. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) January 9: Best of 2003 revisited Only three votes so far for the Best of 2003 poll... I'm going to extend the deadline another week, so send in those suggestions. Just pick from any Lovecraft related film released (theatrically or on VHS/DVD) in 2003. Thanks! January 9: "Project Greenlight" becomes Project Redlight... Creature-corner.com writes, For the past two years The Bravo Channel has been hosting "Project Greenlight", a show detailing the making of an independent film financed by the channel chosen from a competition. The first two seasons/films focused on "coming of age" films, but this year they're trying something a bit different. Miramax has joined forces with Bravo to present a new season of "Project Greenlight", but this year they will focus on the making of a "horror or thriller". Miramax says they are "hopeful" they will be able find an idea that will translate well to the little and big screen... A call for entries and more info will be posted on Bravo's official site soon, but for now check out the Project Greenlight page to get an idea of what goes into the series. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) January 9: The Halfway House is now on IMDb Kenneth J. Hall's Lovecraftian production can now be found on The Internet Movie Database. The films IMDb page can be found here. And if you haven't checked it out yet, the official website can be found here. (Thanks to Lynda Williams) January 9: Paul Verhoeven on Brain Bug inspiration Dean Bertram (Through a Lens Darkly) sent along this interesting piece of information: ~I was watching/listening to the director's (Paul Verhoeven) commentary track on Starship Troopers the other day, and he said that the design of the alien "Brain Bug" at the end of the film was based on a Lovecraft creature - Cthulhu, to be precise - although he seemed to be unsure just how to pronounce the Great Old One's name!~ (Thanks to Dean Bertram) January 9: Innsmouth Legacy update! Some updates have been made to Edward Martin's "Innsmouth Legacy" page. One of those updates is a 'Wanna Help' page. Check it out here, and see if you can give him a hand! (Thanks to Edward Martin III) January 9: Gant Haverstick's "The Picture In The House" Here is an cool look into the filmmaking process, courtesy of set designer and propmaster Jamie Follis. The following is how the 'Regnum Congo' was created for Gant Haverstick's "The Picture in the House": ~A book that is the center of the short story is the Regnum Congo. It drives the old man in the house crazy if you recall. I created a duplicate of the book after actually tracking down an original. We went down to a archival collection at Indiana University; studied, measured, and photographed the book. We even talked the University into digitally scanning many of the pages. Our book actually features digital copies of the original text. I added it to a large book, custom made a cover, added a little metal hardware and aged it.~ (Thanks to Jamie Follis) The Official website for Rick Tillman's "The Summoning" is now online! 'The Summoning' will be a short (5-7 min.) silent film, which tells the tale of the last few hours of Dr. Reid's life. Some of you might remember Dr. Reid as one of Richard Pickman's adversarial colleagues from Pickman's Model. Well, he's returned...just in time to say good bye forever. It's an homage to the great silent classics like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Faust, The Golem, and Haxan. Alan Wilkie will be reprising his role as Dr. Reid, and John Williams Lynch is once again taking on the guise as Richard Upton Pickman, aka 'the Dark Figure.'... ...Eric Morgret (Thing On The Doorstep) has signed on as Director of Photography for the film. You can visit the official website here. (Thanks to Rick Tillman) Brimstone Media Productions (Monstersdotcom and London After Midnight) have started production on Dahmer's Daughter, a Lovecraft influenced serial killer movie, which will be shot in NYC and Michigan. Debbie Rochon (Bleed, Endangered Species) has a pivotal role. The screenplay was written by Kevin J. Lindenmuth and Bruce G. Hallenbeck. Shooting has already begun, and the 80 minute production should be finished this year. Updates can be found here. More as it becomes available. (Thanks to Kevin J. Lindenmuth) Jeffrey Combs talks Herbert West and Beyond Re-Animator in fangoria.com's latest fearful feature. Check it out here. (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) From fangoria.com: Wicked Pixel Cinema has announced the Cinema Edge Awards, cosponsored by Sub Rosa Studios, dvdmaniacs.net, horrorview.com and monstersatplay.com. Established to promote microbudget, off-Hollywood/genre cinema, the Awards are open to any feature or short film made for $250,000 or less. Certificates and prize packages will be given to winners in five categories: the Grand Prize (overall best director/movie), Best Actor (male or female, lead or supporting), Best Visual Presentation (cinematography, production design, editing), Best Music Score and Most Inventive Story/Concept. In addition, the Grand Prize-winning feature will be acquired and prepared for DVD distribution through Sub Rosa. The deadline for entries is July 31, 2004; go here for more details. (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) The trailer for Thomas J Gleason's "Enter the Dagon" is now available exclusively on Unfilmable.com! ~Crispin Eldritch, Lovecraft historian and writer creates a screenplay that he believes to be a faithful adaptation of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". He manages to sell the script, only to have it fall into the hands of director Stuart Corman and screenwriter Dexter Burt Ward. Crispin descends into madness as his script is altered into a martial arts "boffo box office hit".~ Click here to view the "Enter the Dagon" trailer! (Thanks to Thomas J Gleason) The film completed principal
photography in September, 2003, and is currently
in post-production. Festival screenings should be announced soon. You can view the gallery here. (Thanks to Dean Bertram) 2003 was a busy year for Lovecraft and Mythos cinema, and with everyone else doing best of lists, I thought why not... There were some stand out entries in 2003, including "The Shunned House", "An Imperfect Solution" and Rick Tillman's "Pickman's Model". There were also some valiant efforts, such as Edward Martin's animated "Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" and Derek M. Koch's "Casonetto's Last Song" (based on a story written by Robert E. Howard of Conan fame). 2003 also saw a Lovecraftian hero of sorts make an unimpressive showing with "Beyond Re-Animator". Could one of these films
be the years best? This list is not meant to slight the effort made by any of 2003's other efforts, but it is meant to steer people toward the most well made and thought provoking films. It may just spark them to make a Lovecraft film of their own, and bring new blood into the ranks of Lovecraft filmmakers. What does 2004 hold? I for one, am eager to find out... A partial list of eligible films: Beyond
Re-Animator by Brian Yuzna Know of a film not listed (and there are many)? Send it here! January 3: Animated Jeffrey Combs? According to creature-corner.com, Jeffrey Combs will be lending his voice to the Justice League animated series on Cartoon Network. His past forays in animation include MTV's CG animated Spider-Man series and as the Scarecrow in Batman: The Animated Series. Could more Lovecraftian adventures await the Justice League (see The Terror Beyond posts in December)? (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) According to creature-corner.com, Vertigo is releasing a comic book simply called Lovecraft, and it asks the question...what if it wasn't all fiction? It tells the story of Lovecrafts life (but with real monsters and demons). Hans Rodionoff (writer of the Clive Barker's Tortured Souls, Man Thing and Werewolf By Night screenplays) came up with the story of the book, which was adapted by comics legend Keith Griffen. The artwork is being done by Enrique Breccia, and John Carpenter is writing an intro for the book. If you head on over to Vertigo's Lovecraft page, you can check out some of the interior artwork from the book. Lovecraft is due out in February, 2004. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) Ivan Zuccon sent along the following update regarding "The 7th War", "Colour of the Dark", the "Unknown Beyond" DVD and a newly announced film! Ivan confirmed that the Unknown Beyond DVD has indeed been pushed back to March 4th. The Leo Films release has now been pushed back several times, and the March 4th release seems unlikely... He also mentioned that due to budgetary reasons, "The 7th War" (third film in the Beyond series) has been suspended. Work on the film will commence when proper funding can be acquired. I've read the treatment for The 7th War, and it could really be an epic work of horror filmmaking if the proper amount of money is invested. Ivo Gazzarrini and Ivan are currently working on the 2nd draft of the Colour of the Dark (based on The Colour Out of Space) script and expect it to be finished by the end of January. They will meet with the actors in mid February, and filming will commence on May 15 (and run through June 30). After "Colour of the Dark" has finished filming, Ivan will launch right into his next project... ...The untitled project will be written by "The Shunned House/Unknown Beyond" writer Enrico Saletti (who had been working on "The 7th War"). The film will be an adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and semi-remake of the Vincent Price vehicle, "The Haunted Palace". It will be set in the present day, and shot in 35mm or a HDCAM transferred to 35mm. More as it becomes available. (Thanks to Ivan Zuccon) January 2: Pickman's Muse I've made several updates to the forthcoming terrors page including Robert (To Oblivion) Cappelletto's upcoming project, "Pickman's Muse". The film will be a cross between "Haunter of the Dark" and "Pickman's Model". The first draft of the script should be ready soon. More as it becomes available. (Thanks to Rick Tillman) January 2: The Shadow Over Innmouth props on eBay Two of the one of a kind props from the upcoming "Shadow Over Innsmouth" project are now available on eBay. Created in silicone with hand punched hair, these items were originally created to help sell "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" as a film. They were sculpted, and painted by artist Joel Harlow. You can view the auctions here and here. (Thanks to Rick Tillman) January 2: Interesting
Lovecraft reference Kelly Young sent along this image of an interesting toy he ran across this holiday season. The 'Tech Deck Dude' line includes this obvious Lovecraft reference called 'Thooloo'! (Thanks to Kelly Young) Click here to read Chud.com's review of the Beyond Re-Animator DVD. (Thanks to http://www.chud.com/) |
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